A 13-year-old girl is undergoing treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital after allegedly being beaten and raped by her employer, in the capital.
The victim was brought in to the hospital in a critical condition, sources at the DMCH said.
A native of Hatia, Noakhali, the girl was employed as a domestic help at the residence of Mansur Alam Chowdhury in the capital’s North Kamalapur area under Shahjahanpur police station.
Sohel Rana, sub-inspector of the Shahjahanpur police station, told the Dhaka Tribune that police arrested Mansur, 35, an official of the Hamid Group, for interrogation and a case would be filed after getting reports of medical test on the victim.
“We are trying to collect information about the victim’s relatives from her employers and will contact them when we have the details,” he said.
“The girl could not give us any information as she is suffering from mental disorder due to the abuse,” he added.
Mansur’s wife Nasima has been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for treatment of pregnancy-related complications for the last 10 days, according to police.
Yesterday, Mansur brought the girl to the hospital to help Nasima, when all of a sudden, he started scolding and beating her.
“Alarmed by the noise, Ansar officials stationed at the hospital went to investigate and took Mansur and the girl into custody,” said the SI.
The girl claimed that Mansur had sexually abused her every night since Nasima had been admitted to hospital.
“Some female Ansar officials then ran preliminary tests and found the claim to be true, and informed us,” Rana said.
Police then took custody of the girl and admitted her to the DMCH’s Labour Ward around 5:30pm.
A doctor at the DMCH told the Dhaka Tribune that the girl had bite marks and other injuries on her genital.
“We will send her to a One-Stop Crisis Centre for more tests and further treatment,” the doctors said.